Description
"Hand harvested on the 3rd of March and delicately crushed. Fermented in one stainless steel open-top fermenter with regular pump overs, 12% whole bunch. Left on skins for 15 days before a gentle press. Settled in tank for 13 days before transfer to an old French oak vat for malolactic fermentation and extended maturation. Racked twice and bottled without fining, additions, or adjustment on the 27th of May 2024.
The classic version of McLaren Vale Grenache - Romantic, old-world charm with a core of sweet fruit. Roses, lovage, woody herbs, leaf matter, cranberry and raspberry preserve. The primary aromas are red and loaded with tension: chorizo and sweet paprika again in 2023 followed by the signature blood orange, pomegranate and Turkish delight we've come to
expect from this vineyard.
Like a room full of balloons ready to be squeezed: potentially loud and brash on one hand but soft and pleasant to hold in the other. The textures promote the red fuits and now it's a large room with red ballons only. There's richness here but it maintains McLaren Vale grenache's natural medium-bodied nature" -Winemaker Note
